Quote:
Originally Posted by dexter
It's as bad as any illness, then it's worse because of the stigma attached (and the fact that it is nearly impossible for someone who does not suffer to understand), and then in the case of MI's like depression it's even a million times worse because the nature of the illness itself prevents us from seeing hope and therefore prevents us from seeking help.
This time around I have many supportive friends and coworkers yet I still feel I am suffering this alone, partly because I am physically alone, partly because people don't understand, and then I know a lot of it is my brain capitalizing on the first two and not letting in any light. Very hard to detangle what's real and what's lies, but the fact that I know some of it is real is very harmful. I am alone.
|
maybe you and I are in the same boat...people do not understand unless they have been nearby or there....but part of the problem I have is shame...there are some things I don't want to tell...because I am ashamed of what happened and how I was behaving...I am the one that brings the most stigma on my own head....because I think I am just a weeny....I am not confident at all...
example----I took social security disability for 4 years while disabled....but I could have worked at something..like driving a truck..i didn't do that..